Cristom Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Alcohol: 13.5%

Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir

Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

Tasting Notes: It has open-knit aromas of red and black cherries, charcuterie, damp earth and fallen leaves. The medium-bodied palate pairs concentrated fruit with well-integrated oak spice. It’s structured by silky tannins and juicy acidity and has an easygoing finish. 4,895 cases were made.

Notes: 42% whole cluster fermentation; 100% native yeasts; aged 9 months on its lees in 16% new French oak barrels; unfined & unfiltered

Winery Story: Cristom Vineyards was established in 1992 by the Gerrie family to grow and craft distinguished wines of place that honor individual sites and traditional techniques. Family-owned for over thirty years, we remain stewards of our east-facing volcanic hillside in the Eola-Amity Hills focused on growing benchmark Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Bringing together biodynamic and organic farming methods, we farm the land with the next 100-years in mind. Our winegrowing centers on the philosophy that the greatest expression of terroir produces the finest wines. The cornerstone of our winemaking is rooted in traditional methods – site selection, low yields, whole-cluster fermentation and native yeasts – to produce balanced, dynamic wines of intensity, structure and length.

We think in terms of centuries at Cristom and are led by a commitment to what this land and company will be one hundred years from now. The decisions we make on a daily basis are guided by the belief that we are working toward something bigger than ourselves and the value and outcome of our work is going to last beyond our own lifetimes.

Cristom seeks to build an enduring brand known first for a special piece of winegrowing land that sustains far beyond a human working lifetime. Our wines are a product of a number of uniquely driven individual lifetimes and interpretations of land, craftsmanship governed by a handful of values and principles carefully nurtured over time.